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Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Responds and investigates reports of adult and child abuse or neglect. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available. Financial representative payee, Financial exploitation investigations, Aid services for the Medicaid eligible are also provided.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Investigates and intervenes on behalf of older adults who experience elder abuse ranging from physical, emotional abuse and active neglect to financial exploitation.

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Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Provides assistance to adults who are mentally or physically impaired, without regard to income, and who can no longer provide for their own basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse, or hazardous situations, and who have no one to help them. Services include Investigation, Assessment, Counseling, Case Management, Advocacy, Money Management, Housing Referrals, Crisis Intervention, Orders of Protection, and Guardianship.
Provides assistance to children or adults who need help caring for themselves, due to abandonment, disability, neglect, etc.
Investigating all reported domestic incidents and providing assistance to victims of Domestic Violence. The Domestic Violence/Elder Abuse Bureau of the Suffolk County Police Department conducts confidential investigations involving domestic violence and elder abuse, and acts as a liaison to the courts, outside agencies and governmental entities. The Domestic Violence/Elder Abuse Bureau also provides outreach to victims of domestic violence and raises community awareness through education regarding family violence issues. Call for more detailed information.

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Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Domestic Violence Protective / Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Case / Care Management
Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Spouse / Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Provides a range of Spanish/English services to assist individuals affected by violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Services include case management, support groups, advocacy, counseling, crisis intervention services, safety planning, education, transitional and permanent housing as well as ancillary services. Offers assistance with court advocacy, child custody issues, orders of protection, Department of Social Services waivers, case management, and other related matters. (Licensed and approved by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)).

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Advocacy
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Abuse / Violence Related Support Groups
Hispanic / Latino Community
Spouse / Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Adult Protective Services
Case / Care Management
Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Accepts reports of suspected adult abuse or maltreatment.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Investigates and intervenes on behalf of adults who are unable to act on their own behalf, manage their own affairs, or who are in immediate danger. Responds and investigates reports of child abuse or neglect. Ongoing supervision for those at risk of abuse is also available.

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Adult Protective Intervention / Investigation
Child Abuse Reporting / Emergency Response
Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Family Maintenance / Reunification
Provides services and assistance to adults ages 18 or older who, because of mental or physical impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, or medical care; nor can they protect themselves from neglect, abuse, or hazardous situations and have no one willing or able to help in a responsible manner.
Serves as court appointed Article 81 Guardians of incapacitated people.
Protective Services for adults over the age of 18 whose health and safety is at imminent risk and who are unable to meet their own basic needs and have no one willing or able to assist them.

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Family Violence Prevention
Adult Protective Services
Representative Payee Services
Provides services to assist adults ages 18 years and older who, because of physical or mental impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs for food, clothing shelter or medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse or hazardous situations, and have no one willing and/or able to help in a responsible manner.

Also coordinates after-hours homeless emergencies in St. Lawrence County. For emergency homelessness, please contact the county Sheriff's department at 315-379-2222.

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Elder Abuse Prevention
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
Adult Protective Services
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.
Provides services and referrals for services to adults 18+ yrs unable to care for themselves, have unmet essential needs, or are at risk of harm. Includes investigation, assessment, and case management.

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Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
* Investigates abuse, exploitation, neglect (by self or caretakers) for adults and children. * Offers services for families in crisis to avoid the need for foster care placement. Case management. Supportive services. Home management. Parenting skills. Social adjustment.

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Family Preservation Programs
Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Provides services to assist adults age 18 or older who, because of physical or mental impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse or hazardous situations, and have no one willing and/or able to help in a responsible manner.
Offers protective services in cases where an adult is at risk of harm and has no one who is able to responsibly assist them.
Oversees Protective Services for Adults (PSA) and other adult services provided through the local departments of social services and local operations relative to Family-Type Homes for Adults (FTHA). Provides technical assistance to adult services staff of local districts; conducts informal case reviews; participates in audits; reviews consolidated services plans; conducts complaint investigations; and develops public education, training, and interagency initiatives.

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Adult Protective Services
Elder Abuse Prevention
General Abuse Prevention
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.needed.
A state-mandated service provided by every county with the goal of keeping vulnerable adults safely residing in the community or in the least restrictive alternative. It involves intake, investigation, and assessment of referrals of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of qualifying vulnerable adults. APS workers develop services plans with eligible clients to remedy physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or to address unmet, essential needs of adults.

Provides services to assist adults age 18 and older who, because of physical or mental impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse or hazardous situations, and have no one willing and/or able to help in a responsible manner.

* Investigates abuse, exploitation, neglect (by self or caretakers) for adults.

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Adult Protective Intervention/Investigation
Provides services to assist adults age 18 or older who, because of physical or mental impairments, can no longer provide for their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter or medical care, or protect themselves from neglect, abuse or hazardous situations, and have no one willing and/or able to help in a responsible manner.
Investigates and follows up with reports of neglect, abandonment or abuse of adults that are elderly or have mental, developmental or physical disabilities.
Provides assistance to adults who are unable to act on their own behalf or manage their own affairs or who are in immediate danger due to physical or emotional abuse, unsafe or hazardous living conditions, exploitation, neglect, or abandonment.